Still, embattled manager Mickey Callaway knows New York -- which endured losing seasons each of the last two years and will enter Tuesday with the fifth-worst record in the NL at 28-31 -- is running out of time to prove it is a contender even though it is just five games behind Philadelphia. "Inconsistency is not going to win you games," Callaway told reporters after the Mets fell to 4-10-4 in series this season. "That is why we are where we are in the standings and what our record looks like.